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TITLE 20—Employees' Benefits
CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SUBCHAPTER A—LONGSHOREMEN'S AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT AND RELATED STATUTES PART 702—ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE
Subpart A—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Administration
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| Exchange of documents and information. |
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| Establishment and modification of compensation districts, establishment of suboffices and jurisdictional areas. |
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| Effect of establishment of suboffices and jurisdictional areas. |
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| Transfer of individual case file. |
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| Use of the title District Director in place of Deputy Commissioner. |
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Records
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| Inspection of records of the OWCP. |
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| Copying of records of OWCP. |
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Forms
Representation
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| Representation of parties in interest. |
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| Unapproved fees; solicitation of claimants; penalties. |
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| Payment of claimant's attorney's fees in disputed claims. |
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| Payment of claimant's witness fees and mileage in disputed claims. |
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Information and Assistance for Claimants
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| Requests for information and assistance. |
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Commutation of Payments and Special Fund
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| Commutation of payments; aliens not residents or about to become nonresidents. |
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| Establishment of special fund. |
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| Purpose of the special fund. |
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| Source of the special fund. |
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| Enforcement of special fund provisions. |
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| Insurance carriers' and self-insured employers' responsibilities. |
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Liens on Compensation
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| Liens against assets of insurance carriers and employers. |
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| Liens on compensation authorized under special circumstances. |
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Certification of Exemption
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| Certification of exemption, general. |
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| Certification; definitions. |
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| Exemptions; requirements, limitations. |
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| Exemptions; necessary information. |
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| Effect of work on excluded vessels; reinstatement of certification. |
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Subpart B—CLAIMS PROCEDURES
Employer's Reports
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| Reports from employers of employee's injury or death. |
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| Employer's report; form and contents. |
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| Employer's report; how given. |
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| Employer's report; penalty for failure to furnish and or falsifying. |
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| Employer's report; effect of failure to report upon time limitations. |
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Notice
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| Notice of employee's injury or death; designation of responsible official. |
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| Notice; when given; when given for certain occupational diseases. |
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| Notice; form and content. |
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| Effect of failure to give notice. |
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| Penalty for false statement, misrepresentation. |
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Claims
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| Claims for compensation; time limitations. |
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| Claims; exceptions to time limitations. |
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| Claims; time limitations; time to object. |
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| Claims; notification of employer of filing by employee. |
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Noncontroverted Claims
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| Noncontroverted claims; payment of compensation without an award. |
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| Payments without an award; when; how paid. |
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| Penalty for failure to pay without an award. |
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| Report by employer of commencement and suspension of payments. |
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| Report by employer of final payment of compensation. |
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| Penalty for failure to report termination of payments. |
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Agreed Settlements
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| Definitions and supplementary information. |
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| Information necessary for a complete settlement application. |
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| Settlement application; how submitted, how approved, how disapproved, criteria. |
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Controverted Claims
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| Employer's controversion of the right to compensation. |
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| Action by district director upon receipt of notice of controversion. |
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Contested Claims
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| Claimant's contest of actions taken by employer or carrier with respect to the claim. |
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| Action by district director upon receipt of notice of contest. |
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Discrimination
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| Discrimination; against employees who bring proceedings, prohibition and penalty. |
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| Informal recommendation by district director. |
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| Adjudication by Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge. |
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| Employer's refusal to pay penalty. |
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Third Party
Report of Earnings
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| Report of earnings; forfeiture of compensation. |
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Subpart C—ADJUDICATION PROCEDURES
General
Action by District Directors
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| Handling of claims matters by district directors; informal conferences. |
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| Informal conferences; called by and held before whom. |
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| Informal conferences; how called; when called. |
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| Informal conferences; how conducted; where held. |
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| Conclusion of conference; agreement on all matters with respect to the claim. |
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| Conclusion of conference; no agreement on all matters with respect to the claim. |
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| Preparation and transfer of the case for hearing. |
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| The record; what constitutes; nontransferability of the administrative file. |
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| Obtaining documents from the administrative file for reintroduction at formal hearings. |
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Special Fund
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| Procedures for determining applicability of section 8(f) of the Act. |
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Formal Hearings
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| Formal hearings; procedure initiating. |
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| Formal hearings; how conducted. |
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| Formal hearings; parties. |
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| Formal hearings; representatives of parties. |
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| Formal hearings; new issues. |
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| Formal hearings; change of time or place for hearings; postponements. |
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| Formal hearings; general procedures. |
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| Formal hearings; evidence. |
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| Formal hearings; witnesses. |
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| Formal hearings; depositions; interrogatories. |
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| Formal hearings; witness fees. |
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| Formal hearings; oral argument and written allegations. |
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| Formal hearings; record of hearing. |
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| Formal hearings; consolidated issues; consolidated cases. |
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| Formal hearings; waiver of right to appear. |
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| Formal hearings; termination. |
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| Formal hearings; preparation of final decision and order; content. |
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| Formal hearings; filing and mailing of compensation orders; waiver of service; disposition of transcripts. |
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| Finality of compensation orders. |
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| Withdrawal of controversion of issues set for formal hearing; effect. |
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Interlocutory Matters, Supplementary Orders, and Modifications
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| Supplementary compensation orders. |
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Appeals
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| Appeals; what may be appealed. |
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| Appeals; time limitations. |
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Subpart D—MEDICAL CARE AND SUPERVISION
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| Employer's duty to furnish; duration. |
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| Employee's right to choose physician; limitations. |
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| Selection of physician; emergencies. |
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| Change of physicians; non-emergencies. |
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| Supervision of medical care. |
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| Evaluation of medical questions; impartial specialists. |
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| Evaluation of medical questions; results disputed. |
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| Duties of employees with respect to special examinations. |
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| Special examinations; nature of impartiality of specialists. |
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| Special examinations; costs chargeable to employer or carrier. |
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| Fees for medical services; prevailing community charges. |
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| Fees for medical services; unresolved disputes on prevailing charges. |
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| Fees for medical services; unresolved disputes on charges; procedure. |
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| Fees for medical services; disputes; hearings; necessary parties. |
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| Fees for medical services; disputes; effect of adverse decision. |
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Medical Procedures
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| Procedure for requesting medical care; employee's duty to notify employer. |
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| Action by employer upon acquiring knowledge or being given notice of injury. |
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| Issuance of authorization; binding effect upon insurance carrier. |
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| Effect of failure to obtain initial authorization. |
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| Effect of failure to report on medical care after initial authorization. |
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Debarment of Physicians and Other Providers of Medical Services and Suppliers and Claims Representatives
Hearing Loss Claims
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| Claims for loss of hearing. |
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Subpart E—VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
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| Vocational rehabilitation; objective. |
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| Vocational rehabilitation; action by district directors. |
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| Vocational rehabilitation; action by adviser. |
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| Vocational rehabilitation; referrals to State Employment Agencies. |
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| Vocational rehabilitation; referrals to other public and private agencies. |
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| Vocational rehabilitation; training. |
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| Vocational rehabilitation; maintenance allowance. |
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| Vocational rehabilitation; confidentiality of information. |
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Subpart F—OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE WHICH DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY RESULT IN DEATH OR DISABILITY
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| Determining the payrate for compensating occupational disease claims which become manifest after retirement. |
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| Determining the amount of compensation for occupational disease claims which become manifest after retirement. |
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Subpart G—SECTION 10(F) ADJUSTMENTS
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| What is an annual section 10(f) adjustment and how is it calculated? |
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Subpart H—MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM COMPENSATION RATES
General
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| Scope and intent of this subpart. |
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| Applicability of this subpart. |
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| What are the weekly maximum and minimum rates for each fiscal year and how are they calculated? |
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Maximum Rates
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| What weekly maximum rates apply to compensation for permanent partial disability, temporary total disability, and temporary partial disability? |
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| What weekly maximum rates apply to compensation for permanent total disability? |
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| What weekly maximum rates apply to death benefits? |
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Minimum Rates
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| What weekly minimum rates apply to compensation for partial disability? |
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| What weekly minimum rates apply to compensation for temporary total disability? |
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| What weekly minimum rates apply to compensation for permanent total disability? |
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| What weekly minimum rates apply to death benefits? |
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Subpart I—XXX
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